A Pretty Late Victorian Walnut Sewing / Trinket Box with Exotic Inlay sub-Curios of good quality

of good quality

This cased compendium of entertainment is a thoroughly enjoyable forage into the world of vintage magic and entertainment in the early and middle of the twentieth century and proves an intriguing

the sky in light blue with wisps of cloud and the scene made up of flowers

In gilt framed case with stand

A Pretty Late Victorian Walnut Sewing / Trinket Box with Exotic Inlay sub-Curios of good qualityOrigin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 1900 Height: 4. 25 inches Depth: 6. 5 inches Width: 10 inches The rectangular box in beautifully aged walnut with a patina that is full of character, having a satinwood lozenge shaped escutcheon and further lozenge shaped exotic fruit and softwood motif to the top. There is a nice inscription to the inner lid that reads; Maggie Williams, Prize for Needlework, August 26th